Do not get scammed in the name of free Wi-Fi, keep these things in mind.

You can get scammed in the name of free Wi-Fi. Recently, UGC i.e. University Grants Commission has advised students not to login to personal or professional accounts from public Wi-Fi. UGC has warned students that people can fall prey to scam or fraud by using it. If you also use free or public Wi-Fi, then you need to be very careful. Even a small negligence can cause a big fraud with you.

What is Public Wi-Fi?

Generally, free Wi-Fi facility is available at public places like bus stop, railway, airport, cafe, restaurant and public library. Users can use the internet in their mobile, laptop, tablet etc. at these places even without any active data plan. Such Wi-Fi service is called public Wi-Fi. An ordinary password is required to connect to a free Wi-Fi network. At many places, public Wi-Fi is kept on open network, due to which anyone can use the internet on their device.

Free Wi-Fi is dangerous.

As the name suggests, anyone can connect their device through public Wi-Fi. In such a situation, it is a cakewalk for hackers to break into these free Wi-Fi. They can easily send viruses or malware to the connected device by entering the free Wi-Fi service. This is the reason why there is a risk of data theft and hacking in public Wi-Fi.

Due to the services of public Wi-Fi being free, no attention is paid to its security updates, due to which hackers get the opportunity to enter the devices of connected users. Those who use the internet through public Wi-Fi should not access their email, banking, etc. services on free Wi-Fi.

What not to do?

As the name suggests, this kind of free Wi-Fi service is for the public. In such a situation, do not connect your phone or laptop to it unless it is very important. If you are using public Wi-Fi, do not open any digital payment or social media apps.